Our To Do List

So on our to do list is finishing the deck, replacing the downstairs toilet because it’s off gassing where the porcelain has worn off on the inside of the toilet bowl over the years (it’s as old as this 1982 built home), and replacing our dryer.

I know I posted about our deck a while back and it’s halfway off and that is on our to do list to get back to. That’s something that I’m actually going to be able to help with if Scot let’s me...LOL! 

The downstairs toilet bowl was scrubbed a while ago while it was being cleaned with something that etched it and made it porous. It’s finally gotten an odor that won’t clean away so it’s going to get replaced with a new one that we can be proud to let guests use😁. 

We had to replace our washing machine in July and we were hoping to get a while longer with our dryer but it is showing signs of it finally going to RIP. It lasted a little over a month more than the washer did so we have that to be thankful for. They were both 20 year old units so they’ve served their time well. We are still trying to get whatever life it has left in it out of it before biting the bullet of buying a new one though but we are preparing for the replacement.  

 

20 seems to be the crap number this year. 20 year old deck is toast and had to be replaced. 20 year old washer and dryer finally wearing out. 20 year old roof, which actually made it 24 years, had to be replaced. 20 year old ceiling fan wearing out and had to be replaced. More trees came down when the hurricane came through that took us 7 days to deal with that we had to cut up and burn (nothing to do with 20 other than it happening in 2020). Then you have the 2020 pandemic which has totally messed up everyone’s plans for this year🙄. 

We take it all in stride though. One thing at a time. It’s just been a lot of stuff at once to deal with. God knew it was going to happen before we did. The blessing in it all is that I’ve been home instead of traveling which has saved us money that we’ve been able to put towards all that has come up. We definitely need to keep up with all that has happened so we can remember for the future. Things wear out and need attention. It’s the nature of being a home owner. Just thankful that we have the wherewithal to be able to deal with a good portion of it on our own without having to hire out for it.